“The Estacada I Grew Up In”

By Lily Shaver

Written on February 21, 2025

Coins counted at Bank of the West

Renting a DVD from “Just in Video”

Timber Festival competitions

“Summer Celebration” next to Thriftway

A blueberry bagel at Harmony Bakery

Buying worms at the Tackle Shop with Dad

Fishing at “Small Fry Lake” 

Running XC races at McIver Park

Sparky’s Pizza after a swim

Playing guitar with Orchestracada 

Volunteering at Philip Foster Farm

Perusing “Mike’s Secondhand Store”

The library at City Hall

Wong’s King Chinese food

“Beauty and the Beast” drama production

Mike Doolittle, who owned “Mike’s Second Hand Store.” Picture from January 3, 2025. Read his interview here: THE ESTACADA CITIZEN FOCUS: MIKE DOOLITTLE Q&A – The Estacada Citizen